Radio and television promotion of energy labels in Portugal

16. 04. 2012

The Portugeese project partner participated in several radio and television programmes focused specifically on the explanation and promotion of energy labels to the general public and consumers:

ANTENNA 1 Radio: Um Minuto pela Terra (One Minute for the Earth) - focused on "New energy labels", broadcasted on 6th of January 2012. (link)

RTP 1 TV: Minuto Verde (Green Minute) - focused on the "New energy labels", broadcasted on 6th of January 2012, available also on RTP Internacional and RTP África, estimated number of viewers is half a million (link).

RTP 1 TV:  "Bom Dia Portugal", broadcasted on 22nd December 2012, also available at RTP Internacional and RTP África focusing on the new energy with labels, with estimated number of viewers over half a million (link).

Project poster designed and exhibited at Live Expo in Portugal

16. 04. 2012

Quercus, the Portugeese project partner, has designed and exhibited a poster, focused on the explanation of the new energy labels. It was shown to the public the first time at the "Água & Energia Live Expo" Exhibition (Water & Energy Live Expo) which took place on the 22-25 March 2012 in Lisbon.

This Energy Live Expo event is targeted to professionals and stakeholders interested in energy efficiency, renewable energy and electric mobility fields.

The poster is available here.

New energy label promotion in the UK

12. 04. 2012

The UK project partner has recently published three articles on the promotion of the product energy labelling as a consumer advisory guide. Find out more about them and download the articles...

Updated list of activities on product labelling compliance testing

11. 04. 2012

The Come On Labels project has prepared an updated list of information about the activities undertaken related to the energy labelling verification testing around the EU (both on the national level, and as planned in three new European projects), as well as in Australia.

Find the document here.

Zagreb newspaper article on new energy labels

10. 04. 2012

The Zagreb city regional evening press in Croatia has featured an article about the new energy labels. The newspaper is published in 150 000 copies and the article can be found here.

New label for TVs in Czech TV

10. 04. 2012

On April 3rd, 2012, the Czech Come On Labels representative appeared on the Czech Television Channel 1 programme focusing on the protection of consumer rights, explaining the new energy labels and the difference in energy consumption by the TV technologies.

Find the broadcast here (In Czech language).

Presenation of energy labels at Amper Exhibition

02. 04. 2012

On March 22.3.2012, SEVEn has delivered a presentation on new energy labels to the visitors of the Amper exhibition and Energy for the Future conferece.

Find the presentation and further information (in Czech language) here.

New energy labels for dishwashers on Czech TV

30. 03. 2012

The representative of the Come On Labels in the Czech Republic spoke about the new energy labels for dishwashers on a consumer protection programme of the Czech Television, which was broadcasted on 27. March 2012.

Illustration pictures here, full broadcast in the Czech language can be viewed here.

New article in Croation telecommunication portal

30. 03. 2012

An article entitled „How to identify energy efficient household appliances“ has been published in Croatian telecommunication portal regarding energy label and can be found for download here.

Commission urges Czech Republic and Poland to adopt consumer-friendly legislation

26. 03. 2012

Press release, 22nd March 2012 The Energy labelling directive is a key instrument to promote energy efficiency and raising consumers' awareness. By giving consumers comparative information on the...

New Leaflet on Energy Label in Austria

15. 03. 2012

The Austrian Come On Labels partner, Austrian Energy Agency in cooperation with the Association of Austrian Retailers developed a leaflet that explains the new energy label and informs about efficient appliances.

The leaflet will be distributed to the consumers through retailer shops all over Austria.

You can find the leaflet for download here.

Presentation to students in Rome

13. 03. 2012

A lesson to the students of the post-degree Master about Globalisation and Consumer's Protection  was held on 9 March at the Università degli Studi Roma TRE in Italy in March 2012.

The Master that is regularly kept each year, from January to June at the Faculty of Economics Federico Caffè of Rome for 30 students, is aimed at creating professional competences able to understand the market dynamics and to work for creating an efficient and transparent market as a way to protect consumers.

The lesson was titled "L'etichettatura energetica: strumento di promozione (globale) dell'efficienza energetica ?" (Energy labelling: tool for the (global) promotion of the energy efficiency?) . Find the presentation here.

Update on labelling legislation - Air-Conditioning units

13. 03. 2012

The Come On Labels project has elaborated an overview of the new energy labelling and ecodesign legislation related to the AirConditioning units, entering force around the EU in 2013. Find the document here.

Seminar on energy labels in Malta

08. 03. 2012

The project partner from Malta rganised a stakeholder seminar on product energy labelling for representatives of the government authorities, retailers, and suppliers.

See full programme and presentations here.

TV and dishwasher energy labelling in Belgium

01. 03. 2012

The Belgian Come On Labels project partner has published two new information materials about energy labelling, related to televisions and dishwashers. The information materials are available both in French and Dutch.

You can download them here.